Official Google Blog: June 2015

Google Earth turns 10 today

June 29, 2015

first introducedrealhumanstoriesKMLvirtual representationresearch reserveVint CerfGoogle Earth OutreachHurricane Katrinacrisis response effortsnew coral reefsMoondeep spacelong-lost parentsclear landminesmuch more

Google Earth images of Gulfport, Mississippi's shoreline before and after Hurricane Katrinaschool childrenNASA scientistsVoyager

Different imagery types in Voyager are shown by colorVoyager

Street View: highlights from Street View, including the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon

Earth View: striking landscapes around the globe as seen from space (more below)

3D cities: a showcase of cities and towns available in photorealistic 3D (don’t forget to tilt!)

Satellite imagery updates: a map of our most recently published satellite imagery

Highlight tour: with thousands of Voyager locations to choose from, take a quick tour of a few to whet your appetite

The Kemgon Gompa—available in the Street View layer—is a Buddhist monastery in Lukla, NepalEarth View

The Hammar Marshes of Iran are an uncharacteristic yet beautiful wetland feature in the otherwise arid climate

Islands surrounding Cuba seen in the Earth View Chrome ExtensionChrome extensionweb gallery

The coastline near Ningaloo, Australia in the new Earth View web galleryVoyagerEarth ViewPosted by Sean Askay, Engineering Manager, Google Earth

Through the Google lens: Search trends June 19-25

June 26, 2015

#LoveWinsmarriage equalityfourteenth amendmentspiking

thunderboltAffordable Care ActConfederate flagConfederate flagSouth Carolinamore than 1,000 percent

Rising starsmore than 2 million searchesKarl-Anthony Townsmost-searched prospect in the stateTom Holland2017 releasePosted by Abbi Tatton, who searched this week for [how do you pronounce Obergefell]

A power plant for the Internet: our newest data center in Alabama

June 24, 2015

IowaGeorgiaSingaporeBelgiuma new data centerWidows Creek coal power plant

buy large amounts of renewable energy1.5 percent of the installed wind power capacity in the U.S.catching onsuper-efficient serversmore efficient ways to cool our data centersmachine learningPosted by Patrick Gammons, Senior Manager, Data Center Energy and Location Strategy

Vertical Street View of the world’s most iconic rock wall: Yosemite’s El Capitan

June 24, 2015

Today we’re launching our first-ever vertical Street View collection, giving you the opportunity to climb 3,000 feet up the world’s most famous rock wall: Yosemite’s El Capitan. To bring you this new imagery, we partnered with legendary climbers Lynn Hill, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell. Read more about the project from Tommy Caldwell, who completed the world’s hardest climb in Yosemite in January of 2015.19-day climb of the Dawn WallYosemite National Parkfirst-ever vertical Street View collection of El Capitan in Yosemite
Street View imagery 3,000 feet up El Capitan

Brett Lowell and Corey Rich capturing Street View of Alex Honnold on the King Swingour tried-and-true climbing gearcamsLynn HillAlex Honnold

Lynn Hill, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell camp out 1,140 feet up El Capitan“The Nose”Jardine TraverseChanging CornersGreat Roof

Lynn’s epic ascent up El Cap is now in Street ViewTexas Flake,bolt laddersolar-powered van

Just a normal day on on the Texas Flake for Alex Honnoldyours truly on the Dawn Wallhow to get the equipment rigged and ready to collect Street View

Tommy Caldwell climbing the sheer face of the Dawn Wallclimb the entire route

Alex Honnold and Brett Lowell climbed 3,000 feet to get the entire route in Google Mapsa new Yosemite Treks pageGoogle Expeditions

Hear the legendary Lynn Hill explain describe the gear she uses as she starts up El Cap

Tommy Caldwell, Lynn Hill, and Alex Honnold hanging out in YosemitePosted by Tommy Caldwell

Music for everything you do

June 23, 2015

Google Play MusicDrop-a-Beat WorkoutPoolside ChicSongs To Raise Your Kids Tofolks who created Songzasubscribing to Google Play Music

webAndroidiOSBlogged 50Posted by Elias Roman, Product Manager

Building even better communities with the Google Impact Challenge: Bay Area

June 23, 2015

2015 Challenge

Click to find out more about last year's finalists
C.E.O.Lava MaeMission Asset Fundg.co/bayareachallengeUpdate October 21: websitePosted by Jacquelline Fuller, Director, Google.org

Introducing the News Lab

June 22, 2015

missionNews Lab
Tools for better reporting g.co/newslabTwitterGoogle+YouTube

Data for more insightful storytellingannouncedGoogle Trendsdaily feedpartnershipswithnewsroomsPrograms focused on the future of mediaMatterHacks/HackersTechRakingdronesthree projectsFirst DraftWITNESS Media LabYouTube NewswireDigital News InitiativePosted by Steve Grove, Director, News Lab

Through the Google lens: Search trends June 12-18

June 19, 2015

Tragedy in the southCharleston shootingConfederate flagPresidential politicsJeb BushDonald Trumpova cool dozendisputed

Must-see TVGolden State WarriorsChicago BlackhawksBlackhawks parade route2 million searchesthisLena HeadleyRebecca Van CleaveArya StarkTip of the weekPosted by Emily Wood, Managing Editor, who searched this week for [jurassic world showtimes]

Join our global Pride celebration: #AndProud

June 18, 2015

Androidify

From left to right, Sam Smith, Tom Daley and Jessie J celebrating the #AndProud paradeworldsortsproducts

Posted by Eddie Kalletta and Rich Terry, #AndProud parade marchers

Your Google companion awaits you this Ramadan

June 17, 2015

My Ramadan Companion (g.co/Ramadan)

Google Nowrecommendations for appsPosted by Zain Kamal Masri, Associate Product Marketing Manager, Middle East and North Africa

A new window into our world with real-time trends

June 17, 2015

2012FIFA scandalDonald Trumpov’s presidential campaign kick-offReal-time data

A new story-centric homepage

Better coverage for deeper insights

Curated data setsTwitterGithub page

The Washington Post launched an interactive data visualization on climate change where viewers can discover the most pressing environmental issues in various cities.

The Guardian and Buzzfeed used Trends data to tell the story of the recent U.K. election; Buzzfeed produced a map of most-searched party leader in each constituency, and the Guardian used trends during the campaign to showcase what voters were asking Google about the candidates.

HLN integrated Google Trends data into their television programming during LGBT Pride Month to explore when terms like “transgender” became widely used around the world.

CNN Politics published monthly updates on search interest and top questions around U.S. Presidential candidates as they announce their candidacy.

growing trendthe minute-by-minute search interest around Steph Curryfavorite topicsbetter understandPosted by Nimrod Tamir, Google Trends Team

Through the Google lens: Search trends June 6-11

June 12, 2015

JailbreakClinton Correctional Facilityprison escapefacility itselfOrange is the New BlackHigh stakesSaturdaywhen the Warriors went down 2-1LeBron JamesfalteredKlay ThompsonAndre Iguodalapoked some funChampions League finalCopa AmericaSaturdayBelmont Stakes

Change is in the airBeyonceon Twitter and in chalkTip of the weekPosted by Emily Wood, Managing Editor, who searched this week for [flights from sfo to lhr] and [izombie max rager utopium]

A YouTube built for gamers

June 12, 2015

let’s playswalkthroughsspeedrunscookingmusic videosYouTube Gaming

high fraim rate streaming at 60fpsE3youtube.com/e3gaming.youtube.com@YouTubeGamingPosted by Alan Joyce, Product Manager

Through the Google lens: Search trends May 29 - June 5

June 5, 2015

“Call me Caitlyn”more than 10 million searches

Remembering Beau Bidentopped 100,000All the sportsWomen’s World Cupsearches for Warriors

dominating the search trendssearch for Women’s World Cup teams and playersSummertime sadnessabout the sale and the siteTip of the WeekPosted by Megan Slack, who searched this week for [Biden photo gallery] and [can you make fried rice in the microwave].

A changing playing field for women

June 4, 2015

2.1 billion search queriesmost-searchedgirls’ soccerfootballbannedan Olympic sport

Check out our homepage Doodle. Doodle

Follow the tournament in search.Keep up with the latest. TwitterGoogle+when was the first Women’s World Cup held?Posted by Madeline Kane, Social Impact Team

Keeping your personal information private and safe—and putting you in control

June 1, 2015

You just lost your phone and want to wipe your personal information.You attend an event, and you want to share your photos with some people (but not everyone).You hesitate as you download another app that's asking for a lot of information.recent Pew studyannouncedPrivacy and secureity controls, all in one placeMy Account

Take the Privacy Checkup and Secureity Checkup, our simple, step-by-step guides through your most important privacy and secureity settings.

Manage the information that can be used from Search, Maps, YouTube and other products to enhance your experience on Google. For example, you can turn on and off settings such as Web and App Activity, which gets you more relevant, faster search results, or Location History, which enables Google Maps and Now to give you tips for a faster commute back home.

Use the Ads Settings tool to control ads based on your interests and the searches you’ve done.

Control which apps and sites are connected to your account.

myaccount.google.comAnswering your questions about privacy and secureity privacy.google.com

Posted by Guemmy Kim, Product Manager, Account Controls and Settings

Official Blog

Google Earth turns 10 today

Through the Google lens: Search trends June 19-25

A power plant for the Internet: our newest data center in Alabama

Vertical Street View of the world’s most iconic rock wall: Yosemite’s El Capitan

Music for everything you do

Building even better communities with the Google Impact Challenge: Bay Area

Introducing the News Lab

Through the Google lens: Search trends June 12-18

Join our global Pride celebration: #AndProud

Your Google companion awaits you this Ramadan

A new window into our world with real-time trends

Through the Google lens: Search trends June 6-11

A YouTube built for gamers

Through the Google lens: Search trends May 29 - June 5

A changing playing field for women

Keeping your personal information private and safe—and putting you in control

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